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ARCHITECTURE

Ichikawa Kon Monogatari Film Partners

Natto Wada (left) and director Kon Ichikawa.

A BURDEN TO BUILD Made entirely of parts from a replica Erector Set, "What My Dad Gave Me" (2008), the artist Chris Burden's skyscraper, stands more than six stories high. The towering structure is on view as part of a Public Art Fund project. Through Saturday, July 19, Rockefeller Center, Channel Gardens, between 49th and 50th streets, free.

DANCE

STREET MOVES The founder of Puremovement, Rennie Harris, brings his company's street-inspired dance to the Central Park SummerStage series at a performance that also features the Francesca Harper Project, a multimedia dance endeavor. Puremovement blends classic technique with urban styles. Friday, 8 p.m., Central Park, Rumsey Playfield, 69th Street at Fifth Avenue, 212-360-2756, free.

DANCING AT DAMROSCH An outdoor dance party set to live music, Lincoln Center's "Midsummer Night Swing" began this week. Visitors can kick up their heels at the open-air dance hall created at Damrosch Park. Each night of the festival, a dance lesson is held at 6:30, before the floor opens up for fancy footwork at 7:30. Dancers of all experience levels are welcome. The annual event has relocated to the park as a result of construction on Fountain Plaza. Through Saturday, July 26, Tuesday-Saturday 6:30-10 p.m., Damrosch Park, 62nd Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, $15.

FESTIVALS

NOW THAT'S PUNK ROCK The Brooklyn Academy of Music's fourth annual Afro-Punk Festival at the celebrates the indie spirit of bands such as Bad Brains and Living Colour. The festival ends this weekend with a concert on Saturday in Fort Greene Park featuring performances by a rock singer, Tamar Kali; an alternative-pop-R&B vocalist, Little Jackie, and the band the Dirtbombs, among other acts. On Sunday, a block party offers visitors a DIY marketplace of fashion, crafts, and art, as well as food from local vendors. Grooves and beats at the street fair are courtesy of DJs Kudu, J*Davey, DJ Rich Medina, the Dustbin Brothers, and others. Concert Saturday, 1-8 p.m., Fort Greene Park, DeKalb Avenue at Washington Park, Fort Greene, Brooklyn; block party, Sunday, noon-8 p.m., Clinton Avenue, between Myrtle and Willoughby avenues, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100, free. For complete information, go to bam.org.

FILM

COP ROCK The organizers of the Films on the Green festival kick off an outdoor July film series uptown with a screening of Stéphane Brizé's "Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé" (2005), or "Not Here To Be Loved," a portrait of a worn-out police officer who rediscovers his zest for life after a tango lesson. The movie is followed, of course, by a tango session in the park led by the Argentine musical duo Tito Castro (bandoneon) and Pancho Navarro (guitar), performing two 30-minute sets at 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. In between the live music, DJ Ko Tanaka will play a variety of tangos, valses and milongas. The event is co-presented by Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the Department of Parks and Recreation. Film begins at sunset (about 8:30 p.m.) Friday, St. Nicholas Park, 135th Street at St. Nicholas Avenue, 212-439-1453 free.

GATHERINGS

BASTILLE DAY BASH New Yorkers need not travel to France to celebrate Bastille Day: The French Institute Alliance Française hosts a celebration of the French national holiday on Sunday. The festivities include samplings of Gallic cuisine, a pétanque competition, and live concerts. Prizes will be raffled off. Sunday, noon-6p.m., 60th Street, between Lexington and Fifth avenues, 212-355-6100, free.

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